Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category History) for Thursday, January 26, 2023 (Season 39, Game 99):
Returning home in 1493, Columbus stopped in the Azores at an island with this name, also something he’d lost off the Haiti coast
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
John Guszkowski, a planning consultant from Pomfret, Connecticut
Emma Moore, a librarian from Princeton, New Jersey
Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida (5-day total: $170,401)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Troy Meyer is a 5-time champion on Jeopardy. In the nearly-40-year history of the show, only eight players have won more money over their first five games (obviously, with pre-2001 totals adjusted for the doubling in dollar values): James Holzhauer, Frank Spangenberg, Roger Craig, Jerome Vered, Austin Rogers, Larissa Kelly, David Siegel, and Doug Lach. How long will Troy’s run go? Will it end soon, like Roger Craig’s? Or, like James Holzhauer, will we see Troy on our screen for the next month? Only time—and the variance that is present in every game of Jeopardy!—will tell.
Unfortunately, outrage drives web traffic, and Troy’s incredible run is still being completely overshadowed by the “controversy” surrounding Yogesh Raut’s social media posts—and that’s an absolute shame because I think more people need to pay attention to what’s going on now.
Back to today’s game—today’s challengers are Princeton, NJ librarian Emma Moore and Connecticut’s John Guszkowski. If you remember Gus Guszkowski from last year’s Jeopardy! National College Championship, John is Gus’ father.
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Correct response: What is Santa Maria?
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Of Columbus’ three ships from his first voyage—the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María—only the Niña and the Pinta made it back to Spain; the Santa María running aground off the coast of the island of Hispaniola. On the trip back to Spain in 1493, the expedition stopped at Santa Maria Island; the southernmost island in the Azores.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: 20th Century America; Let’s Talk About Sax, Baby; Working 9 2 5; What’s In The Bottle?; Alliteration Time; The “End”s Of The Earth)
Troy had a better time on the higher-valued clues, but John clawed back a little bit of the deficit after the first break. Things could get interesting in Double Jeopardy!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Troy 9 correct 0 incorrect
John 3 correct 1 incorrect
Emma 1 correct 3 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Troy 13 correct 1 incorrect
John 10 correct 2 incorrect
Emma 3 correct 4 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Line In The Sand; Languages; Venomous Creatures; Finance & Investing; “B” Movies; 12 Letters Or More)
Emma got to the Daily Double on the opening pick of the round, but fell deeper into the hole with it. However, to her credit, she did keep playing and pulled herself out of the hole by the end. Today’s game was a slugfest between Troy and John, though, with John betting almost his entire stack on the third Daily Double. John’s correct response set things up for a grandstand finish! Scores going into Final were Troy at $24,400, John at $22,200, and Emma at $2,800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Troy 26 correct 1 incorrect
John 21 correct 2 incorrect
Emma 8 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 14 (0 today).
Troy and John were correct in Final—Troy has passed the $200,000 mark in just 6 games! He’ll go for win #7 tomorrow.
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, January 26, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Troy $24,400
John $22,200
Emma $2,800
Tonight’s results:
Emma $2,800 – $2,799 = $1 (What is Nina?)
John $22,200 + $11,100 = $33,300 (What is Santa Maria?)
Troy $24,400 + $20,001 = $44,401 (What is Santa Maria?) (6-day total: $214,802)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Troy $9,200
John $3,000
Emma -$1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 20th CENTURY AMERICA $800 (clue #2)
Troy 1000 +1000 (Emma 0 John 0)
2) LANGUAGES $1600 (clue #1)
Emma -1600 -2000 (Troy 9200 John 3000)
3) 12 LETTERS OR MORE $1600 (clue #19, $8400 left on board)
John 9000 +8000 (Troy 21600 Emma 2400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 89
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Troy 5 4*
Emma
John
DJ! Round:
Troy 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 2
Emma 4* 5† 3 5 5 2
John 5 4 3 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Troy 3.45
John 4.00
Emma 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 14 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Troy $24,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
John $15,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Emma $4,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 5 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,800
Lach Trash: $3,000 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Troy Meyer, career statistics:
180 correct, 12 incorrect
10/12 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
48.54% in first on buzzer (166/342)
8/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,967
Emma Moore, career statistics:
8 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
John Guszkowski, career statistics:
22 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Troy Meyer, to win:
7 games: 84.376%
8: 71.194%
9: 60.071%
10: 50.685%
11: 42.766%
Avg. streak: 11.401 games.
Today’s interviews:
John was in an all-accordion ensemble at the age of 10.
Emma works just down the hall from Einstein’s old office.
Troy is looking to spend his winnings on building a recording studio.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I think it’s safe to say that this is the sort of Jeopardy! we’ll be seeing so much more of in the coming years—players knowing they have to be aggressive on the Daily Doubles—and it’s so exciting to watch.
Today’s box score: January 26, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Troy $24,400 John $22,200 Emma $2,800)
Troy: Standard cover bet over John is $20,001. (Actual bet: $20,001)
Emma: Bet at least $1,601, thereby passing Troy if you’re correct and he is not. (Actual bet: $2,799)
John: Bet between $4,401 (thereby covering against any sort of small range Troy might bet) and $16,599 (thereby keeping Emma locked out). (Actual bet: $11,100)
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